Question 1

The inhibitory functions of Hasher & Zacks' theory of working memory are ________, ________, and ________.

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Question 2

Describe the experiment conducted by Peterson & Peterson (and also by Brown) in which trigrams of letters were used to investigate the cause of forgetting in short-term memory. Clearly note the methods and results, and what conclusions were originally drawn from this experiment. Explain the alternate conclusion reached by other researchers and how they reached their conclusion.

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Question 3

Explain how you would use your knowledge of the serial position effect to design a television 
commercial so that viewers best remember the marketable aspects of the product (i.e., the key points that you want them to remember).

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Question 4

Describe the procedure and results of Cooper & Shepard's mental rotation task. How do their findings provide evidence against the exclusive use of verbal codes as the representation used by the STM system?

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Question 5

Describe the three functions of Hasher & Zacks' inhibitory theory. Provide an example to illustrate each of the functions.

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Quiz 5: Short-Term Working Memory

The inhibitory functions of Hasher & Zacks' theory of working memory are , , and .

Explain how you would use your knowledge of the serial position effect to design a television commercial so that viewers best remember the marketable aspects of the product (i.e., the key points that you want them to remember).

Describe the procedure and results of Cooper & Shepard's mental rotation task. How do their findings provide evidence against the exclusive use of verbal codes as the representation used by the STM system?

Describe the three functions of Hasher & Zacks' inhibitory theory. Provide an example to illustrate each of the functions.